People Power Monument

Around 10 p.m. on Feb. 22, the Inquirer received a distressed text message from the group of farmers, fishermen, indigenous peoples, rural women, youth organizations, informal settlers and clergy holding a nine-day vigil of fasting and novena, “Dasal at Ayuno Laban sa Cha-Cha, Para sa Demokrasya,” at the People Power Monument (PPM) on Edsa.

Some call it street art, others graffiti. Either way, bystanders and motorists cannot help but do a double take when they walk or drive past Camp Aguinaldo, the general headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa).